Comedians who have gone too far

But backlash hit almost immediately from people who blasted the YouTube star for filming the body.

"How dare you! You disgust me. I can't believe that so many young people look up to you. So sad," "Breaking Bad" alum Aaron Paul tweeted. "Hopefully this latest video woke them up. You are pure trash. Plain and simple. Suicide is not a joke. Go rot in hell."

"The amount of personal + social unawareness Logan Paul has displayed in THAT video is mind blowing to me," tweeted Rebecca Black. "How could one w such power and influence have the audacity to put something so thoughtless online? You have potentially intensified an entire family's grief beyond measure."

The sign at right reads: "Your life is a precious gift from your parents. Once again, try to remember your parents, brothers and sisters and think about your children." (Atshushi Tsukada/AP)

"You're an idiot. You're not raising awareness. You're mocking. I can't believe how self-praising your "apology" is. You don't deserve the success (views) you have," tweeted "Game of Thrones" star Sophie Turner. "I pray to God you never have to experience anything like that man did."

Paul erased the video and apologized Monday night.

"This is a first for me. I've never faced criticism like this before, because I've never made a mistake like this before. I'm surrounded by good people and believe I make good decisions, but I'm still a human being. I can be wrong," he wrote.

Can I just bring to your attention that after Logan found the body he said “guys depression isn’t a joke and suicide isn’t a joke” then not even 20 seconds after saying this he went and made this so called “joke” ladies and gentlemen I present to you Logan Paul... pic.twitter.com/2siDO7Iw0t

"I didn't do it for views. I get views. I did it because I thought I could make a positive ripple on the internet, not cause a monsoon of negativity. That's never the intention. I intended to raise awareness for suicide and suicide prevention and while I thought 'if this video saves just ONE life, it'll be worth it,' I was misguided by shock and awe, as portrayed in the video. I still am."

He followed up with a second apology Tuesday morning.

In a video posted to social media, Paul teared up as he addressed his "severe and continuous lapse in judgement," and urged his fans not to defend his actions.

Logan Paul filmed a dead body hanging in the woods & this is who kids are watching? Do u understand how damaging that is for the people involved with the person who died, or for anyone who’s dealing with the same thing, this isn’t how u teach people anout mental health or suicide

.@LoganPaul your recent video about the Aokigahara forest is irresponsible and disrespectful, please take it down. If you want to raise awareness for suicide, there are much better ways to do so than showing the dead body of someone who died by suicide.

Really dissapointed in logan paul and his suicide forrest video. I was starting to watch him a bit and the lack of respect that he had in that video really let me down. Thats something you do not vlog about. Thats someone’s family member. Youtubers have to stop going to extremes.

As somebody who lives in Japan, has Japanese family and has filmed a video in the suicide forest, the amount of disrespect Logan Paul showed in his video is honestly sickening.No amount of demonetizing or "like if you feel sad" can excuse what he did.Really disappointing :(

Suicide is serious. People have lost loved ones, idols, hero’s, fans to suicide. Filming a video and mocking a victim is not raising suicide awareness. Laughing at the body of a poor depressed soul. I can’t believe the disrespect of the victim, their family, and your YOUNG fans.

"I want to apologize to the internet, I want to apologize to anyone who's seen the video, I want to apologize to anyone who has been affected or touched by mental illness or depression or suicide, but most importantly, I want to apologize to the victim and his family," he said.

"For my fans who are defending my actions, please don't — they do not deserve to be defended. The goal with my content is always to entertain, to push the boundaries, to be all-inclusive. In the world I live in, I share almost everything I do. The intent is never to be heartless, cruel, or malicious."

YouTube issued a statement Tuesday that adressed the backlash, but did not particularly explain why the video was allowed to stay on its site.

"Our hearts go out to the family of the person featured in the video," the company said.

"YouTube prohibits violent or gory content posted in a shocking, sensational or disrespectful manner. If a video is graphic, it can only remain on the site when supported by appropriate educational or documentary information and in some cases it will be age-gated. We partner with safety groups such as the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline to provide educational resources that are incorporated in our YouTube Safety Center."